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Circular embroidery hoop with red, orange, sage and white thread and beads embroidered in an abstract round shape on green satin

Sunburst Atoll

Materials:

Embroidery and beadwork on satin

An embroidered coral reef island...

As a part of my embroidery experimentation, the Sunburst Atoll represents a foray into beadwork as abstraction and embroidery as placemaking. The goal of this work was to attempt to create a design that feels simultaneously abstract and geographic; balancing the line between decoration and documentation while allowing for individual projection.

© 2026 by Roisín O'Connor.

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